US v UK
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I'm from the UK and my husband's from the USA. We have conversations like this:
him: *knocks on bathroom door* Are you in the tub?
me: no, I'm in the bath. The ice cream is in the tub in the freezer.
me: do you like my new jumper?
him: that's not a jumper, that's a sweater. This is a jumper: *jumps up and down*
him: (mentions "sidewalk")
me: that's not a sidewalk, that's a pavement. This is a sidewalk: *walks sideways*
The best one though was when he laughed at me for using the word "skew-whiff" and refused to believe it was a word, then laughed even more when I showed him it in the dictionary. Then five minutes later he described something as being "kitty-corner". It was my turn to laugh and refuse to believe him that it was a word....
and this is football:
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UK - robin hood county0
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GUAM, USA here.0
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I'm from the UK and my husband's from the USA. We have conversations like this:
him: *knocks on bathroom door* Are you in the tub?
me: no, I'm in the bath. The ice cream is in the tub in the freezer.
me: do you like my new jumper?
him: that's not a jumper, that's a sweater. This is a jumper: *jumps up and down*
him: (mentions "sidewalk")
me: that's not a sidewalk, that's a pavement. This is a sidewalk: *walks sideways*
The best one though was when he laughed at me for using the word "skew-whiff" and refused to believe it was a word, then laughed even more when I showed him it in the dictionary. Then five minutes later he described something as being "kitty-corner". It was my turn to laugh and refuse to believe him that it was a word....
and this is football:
:laugh:
But the arrows are pointing to an ankle and an elbow. Anatomy much?0 -
I'm from the UK and my husband's from the USA. We have conversations like this:
him: *knocks on bathroom door* Are you in the tub?
me: no, I'm in the bath. The ice cream is in the tub in the freezer.
me: do you like my new jumper?
him: that's not a jumper, that's a sweater. This is a jumper: *jumps up and down*
him: (mentions "sidewalk")
me: that's not a sidewalk, that's a pavement. This is a sidewalk: *walks sideways*
The best one though was when he laughed at me for using the word "skew-whiff" and refused to believe it was a word, then laughed even more when I showed him it in the dictionary. Then five minutes later he described something as being "kitty-corner". It was my turn to laugh and refuse to believe him that it was a word....
and this is football:
:laugh:
Rofl!
And what on earth is kitty-corner? (UK in case you hadn't guessed )0 -
born and raised in the UK but now living in Australia :-)0
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UK Northern Ireland would rather be in Paris or OZ if I'm honest..however a wee trip to USA wouldn't go a miss0
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UK but dream to live in US. Need to get a USA hubby i think x x0
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UK - Scotland0
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UK Wales
Pop on occasionally to see who is doing what these days as I am not monitoring myself at the moment. This is a fabulous site though and I have seen the numbers swell over the years so we must all be doing something right!
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UK. Kent. I was wondering the same thing!0
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I'm from the UK and my husband's from the USA. We have conversations like this:
him: *knocks on bathroom door* Are you in the tub?
me: no, I'm in the bath. The ice cream is in the tub in the freezer.
me: do you like my new jumper?
him: that's not a jumper, that's a sweater. This is a jumper: *jumps up and down*
him: (mentions "sidewalk")
me: that's not a sidewalk, that's a pavement. This is a sidewalk: *walks sideways*
The best one though was when he laughed at me for using the word "skew-whiff" and refused to believe it was a word, then laughed even more when I showed him it in the dictionary. Then five minutes later he described something as being "kitty-corner". It was my turn to laugh and refuse to believe him that it was a word....
and this is football:
:laugh:
Rofl!
And what on earth is kitty-corner? (UK in case you hadn't guessed )
We Americans actually argue over whether it is kitty-corner or caddy-corner. I say caddy-corner. It essentially means one thing is diagonal from another thing.0 -
and this is football:
:laugh:
Handegg!! Amazing!!
I'm from the People's Republic of Yorkshire, UK ;^)0 -
Another one for the UK0
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I'm from the UK and my husband's from the USA. We have conversations like this:
him: *knocks on bathroom door* Are you in the tub?
me: no, I'm in the bath. The ice cream is in the tub in the freezer.
me: do you like my new jumper?
him: that's not a jumper, that's a sweater. This is a jumper: *jumps up and down*
him: (mentions "sidewalk")
me: that's not a sidewalk, that's a pavement. This is a sidewalk: *walks sideways*
The best one though was when he laughed at me for using the word "skew-whiff" and refused to believe it was a word, then laughed even more when I showed him it in the dictionary. Then five minutes later he described something as being "kitty-corner". It was my turn to laugh and refuse to believe him that it was a word....
and this is football:
:laugh:
Rofl!
And what on earth is kitty-corner? (UK in case you hadn't guessed )
We Americans actually argue over whether it is kitty-corner or caddy-corner. I say caddy-corner. It essentially means one thing is diagonal from another thing.
The original word was "catercorner." Which became cattycorner and then kittycorner.0 -
UK here0
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UK - Yorkshire to be exact...tha knows! x0
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UK here!0
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I feel left out being from the Netherlands .
Nooooooooo, I'm in the UK, but originally from Holland0
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